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KENNEDY, Martin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 881 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave (at sea - HS Dunluce Castle), Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, The South Australian National War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 881, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 881, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 881, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 881, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 881, 10th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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